When David wants to send a video message to someone, he records it either on his built-in computer Web cam or on a Flip camera.

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Software run off a built-in computer chip then makes about 6, 000 adjustments a second to maintain optimum efficiency, and the unit is mounted on springs to prevent vibrations being passed on to the rest of the equipment.

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Prince Waleed bin Talal , a Saudi prince whose company interests encircle Euro Disney, Michael Jackson, Saks Fifth Avenue, the George V hotel in Paris and Canary Wharf in the Docklands of London, has built up a 5% stake in Apple Computer in recent weeks.

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